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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Bobby Jindal is Running for President
It’s now official: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is running for President. He’s a solid conservative reformer, but I don’t see him getting a lot of traction is a field this crowded. I think he’s more realistically a Vice Presidential possibility … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans
Tagged 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Bobby Jindal, Elections, Louisiana, Republicans
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Texas vs. California Update for June 24, 2015
It’s been a while since I did a Texas vs. California update, so this is going to be a meaty one: The Texas Comptroller has released a 50 state overview of how Texas stacks up to other states. There’s a … Continue reading
Public Integrity Unit Oversight Removed From Travis County
Democrats won’t be able to launch partisan witch hunts against statewide Republican officeholders from the Travis County Prosecutor’s Office anymore, as Governor Greg Abbott has signed the bill stripping oversight of the statewide Public Integrity Unit from the Travis County … Continue reading
Greece Caves
At least that’s what Zero Hedge has taken away from the various news stories on Greece’s latest proposal to beat the looming end-of-month deadline for making the payment they owe to the IMF. From the troika’s perspective, breaking Greece and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Welfare State
Tagged Alexis Tsipras, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, Welfare State
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Governor Abbot Signs Emergency Prep Sale Tax Holiday Into Law
Put this in the category of news that didn’t make the news. You may recall mention of two sales tax holiday bills working their way through the legislature. The good news is that SB904, the emergency/preparation bill, was signed by … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Media Watch, Texas
Tagged Greg Abbott, Guns, Texas, Texas 84th Legislative Session
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Greece Introduces Capital Controls
The economic collapse of Greece is unfolding pretty much exactly as observers predicted it would: “Greek banks have imposed an unofficial ceiling of €3,000 on walk-in withdrawals, the commercial banker added.” More capital controls are most likely coming, especially since … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Welfare State
Tagged bank run, Budget, capital controls, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, grexit, Syriza, Welfare State
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Animation on the Greek Debt Crisis
Even though this whiteboard animation is from 2012, it’s still mostly accurate. My only quibbles would be: It doesn’t mention how Greece lied about it’s finances to get into the Euro in the first place. It doesn’t discuss what that … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, video
Tagged Budget, debt, European Central Bank, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, video
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Bank Runs Start in Greece
The bank runs have started in Greece. Why the Greek peeople would even keep their money in banks, having the example of Cyprus’s bank “bail-ins” before them, would keep any but the most minimal amout of cash in a Greek … Continue reading
Sad Puppies Redux (Or Why That Tor Boycott Won’t Work)
There’s enough news on the Sad Puppies front that a lengthy follow-up post is called for. First, on May 11, Tor Books art director Irene Gallo stepped in it: There are two extreme right-wing to neo-nazi groups, called the Sad … Continue reading
Greece’s Final, Final, Final Deadline…Finally?
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Google News is once again filled with Greece on the Brink headlines and the Telegraph has started a live update page for the Greek debt crisis. Today’s Eurogroup meeting ended without any … Continue reading